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BIO 202 Arizona State University Exam 1 2023/2024
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What are the mechanisms of cell communications? - correct answer Gap junctions, neurotransmitters, paracrine (local) hormones, hormones (strict definition) 
 
What are paracrine (local) hormones? - correct answer hormones secreted into tissue fluids to affect nearby cells 
 
What are hormones? - correct answer chemical messengers that travel in the bloodstream, stimulates response in another tissue or organ 
 
What are target cells? - correct answer Cells that have RECEPTORS for hormones...
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What functions does the endocrine system perform? 
It oversees vital processes including reproduction, metabolic regulation, development, fluid 
and electrolyte balance, and stress management. 
 
What are paracrine signals, and what are their characteristics? 
These are local hormones that affect nearby cells by diffusing through the surrounding fluid. 
They are highly effective, secreted in minimal quantities as needed, and are rapid...
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Endocrine System 
→ ~:- System composed of various glands that can synthesize and 
release special chemical messengers called hormones. 
→ System works closely with the Nervous System and the Immune system 
to regulate and integrate body functions. 
Functions: 
Growth and development 
Sexual differentiation 
Metabolism 
Adaptation to an ever-changing environment 
Regulation of digestion 
Use and storage of nutrients 
Electrolyte and water metabolism 
Reproductive functions 
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BIOL 1201: Final Exam Questions with 
 
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What are the three types of cell signaling? 1. Direct Contact 
2. Local 
3. Distant 
 
Describe direct contact cell signaling and some examples. One cell actually physically 
touches another 
 
i.e. Gap Junctions (diffusion of signals through a plasma membrane), Plasmodesmata (diffusion 
of signals through a plasma membrane), and Cell-Cell Recognition (one cell have a type of 
signal molecule while the other cell has a receptor, and t...
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BSC 2086- The Endocrine System Exam solved 100% 
What does the Endocrine System Regulate? -Correct Answer-long-term processes: 
-Growth 
-Development 
-Reproduction 
 
How does the Endocrine System relay information and instructions between cells? -Correct Answer-Chemical Messengers 
 
What does the Hypothalamus produce? -Correct Answer-ADH, OXT, and regulatory hormones 
 
What does the anterior lobe of the Pituitary Gland produce? -Correct Answer-ACTH, TSH, GH, PRL, FSH, LH and MSH 
 
What doe...
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NUSCTX 10, Final - UC Berkeley Exam All Possible Questions and Answers with complete solution
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Exam I - Answer-Version C 
What is lipogenesis? - Answer-When your body makes fat from non-fat substances 
ATP - Answer-Produced in the mitochondria 
Produced by use of a high proton concentration in the inner membrane space 
Produced via the conversion of ADP and inorganic phosphate by the ATP synthase 
NOT!! Is generated at a rate exactly proportional to weight to the 3/4 power 
Carbohydrate digestions begins in the - Answer-Mouth 
Essential Fatty Acids - Answer-Alpha-linolenic acid 
Linoleic ...
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BIO 169 Exam 1 (Answered) 125 Questions and Correct Answers, 100%. 2024/2025.
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BIO 169 Exam 1 (Answered) 125 Questions and Correct Answers, 100%. 2024/2025. 
 
Does the endocrine system work slow or fast? 
Slow but lasts longer 
Which system does the endocrine system work with? 
Nervous system 
What are functions of the endocrine system? 
regulates metabolism, digestion, reproduction 
Free hormones act on their target tissues immediately after being delivered from the blood. True or False 
True 
Exocrine secretes glands through ducts true or false 
true 
Where does endocri...
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GMS6419: medical endocrine and reproductive physiology Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers 2024
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GMS6419: medical endocrine and 
reproductive physiology Exam Questions 
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what are the three components of the endocrine system - answerendocrine glands 
hormones 
target organs/target cells 
definition of hormones - answerchemical messengers that are transported by the blood to 
target cells/organs where they elicit a physiological change 
what is the function of the endocrine system - answerto regulate cellular and organ 
function throughout life and maintain norm...
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bio 181 chapter 11 GCU with complete solutions
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bio 181 chapter 11 GCUquorum sensing - correct answer a concentration of signaling molecules allows bacteria to sense local population density in this process 
 
signaling molecules - correct answer cells in a multicellular organism communicate via 
 
local signaling - correct answer animal cells may communicate by direct contact; paracrine 
 
cell junctions - correct answer in plant and animal cells that directly connect the cytoplasm of adjacent cells 
 
paracrine signaling - correct answer se...
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Bio 172 FINAL EXAM UH Manoa Curtis 
 
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animals vary in how they look male or female because 
hormones 
endocrine system uses chemical signals to 
elicit responses by cells that have receptors 
endocrine signaling 
hormones leave directly from blood vessels to cells to trigger a response 
paracrine signaling 
when cells signal other cells with hormones 
autocrine signaling 
when a cell releases hormones and signals itself 
water soluble hormone 
released into the blood system s...
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